Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 7,628 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

Tamara Dodson
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Tamara Dobson (1947-2006)
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The Moore’s Ford Lynching (July 1946)
Fred Vann Cherry
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Fred Vann Cherry Sr. (1928-2016)
1890 Land Grant Colleges and Universities
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(1890) Second Morrill Act

Explore Global African History

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Nottingham Riots (1958)
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Ishmael Beah (1980- )
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Camara Laye (1928-1980)
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Praia, Cape Verde (1615- )

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute: A Brief History
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Dr. Cornelius Golightly (1917-1976): The Life of an Academic and Public Intellectual
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The Manumission of Monimia Travers: A Slave Freed at Fort Vancouver
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Dating Harriet Jacobs: Why Birthdates Matter to Historians

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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